Error when showing a form..

[Whack-A-Mole.NET]

When i use the code:

frmRegister.Show()

I get this error when it attempts to show the form:

An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Illegal characters in path.

How can i get rid of this error? I only want to show a form...

Regards.

[zxed]

When i use the code:

frmRegister.Show()

I get this error when it attempts to show the form:

An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Illegal characters in path.

How can i get rid of this error? I only want to show a form...

Regards.

can you create a replication project? and post it for us to download and try?

[Shaggy Hiker]

The error suggests that there is a path involved. Is there? If so, post that.

[Whack-A-Mole.NET]

Path? I'm just showing the form.

Below is the 'Exception in detail':

System.InvalidOperationException was unhandled
Message="An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Illegal characters in path."
Source="Whack-A-Mole.NET"
StackTrace:
at Whack_A_Mole.NET.My.MyProject.MyForms.Create__Instance__[T](T Instance) in 17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 190
at Whack_A_Mole.NET.My.MyProject.MyForms.get_frmRegister()
at Whack_A_Mole.NET.frmMain.frmMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Mjwsoft\Whack-A-Mole.NET\Whack-A-Mole.NET\Whack-A-Mole.NET\frmMain.vb:line 54
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
at System.Windows.Forms.SafeNativeMethods.ShowWindow(HandleRef hWnd, Int32 nCmdShow)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible(Boolean value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(ApplicationContext context)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[] commandLine)
at Whack_A_Mole.NET.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in 17d14f5c-a337-4978-8281-53493378c1071.vb:line 81
at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
InnerException: System.ArgumentException
Message="Illegal characters in path."
Source="mscorlib"
StackTrace:
at System.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathChars(String path)
at System.IO.Path.GetFileName(String path)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
at System.IO.StreamReader..ctor(String path, Encoding encoding, Boolean detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks, Int32 bufferSize)
at System.IO.StreamReader..ctor(String path)
at Whack_A_Mole.NET.frmRegister..ctor() in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Mjwsoft\Whack-A-Mole.NET\Whack-A-Mole.NET\Whack-A-Mole.NET\frmRegister.vb:line 3
InnerException:

Regards.

[Atheist]

This part is the interesting one:

StackTrace:
at System.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathChars(String path)
at System.IO.Path.GetFileName(String path)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options)
at System.IO.StreamReader..ctor(String path, Encoding encoding, Boolean detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks, Int32 bufferSize)
at System.IO.StreamReader..ctor(String path)
at Whack_A_Mole.NET.frmRegister..ctor() in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Mjwsoft\Whack-A-Mole.NET\Whack-A-Mole.NET\Whack-A-Mole.NET\frmRegister.vb:line 3

You appear to be creating a StreamReader somewhere when you create/display the form. And by the sound of the exception, you're passing an invalid path to its constructor.

[Whack-A-Mole.NET]

I removed line 3 and it seems to work. I was declaring a StreamReader there.

Regards.

[Atheist]

Good to hear you got it working.
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